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Steakhouse the future. Even though his Rinse FM radio
wn, London, N1 show and Fantastic 4 releases
Chew on a couple of chimpo have put the bespectacled
amphetamines, mainline Spektrum Skank producer on the music map, his
the Red Bull and pop some Offroad debut release on Hyperdub will
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Nicorette patches under help catapult his star further
your eyelids; this is pumped A label that sets its stall into the ears and feet of dis-
G.
Kuduro-esque madness. firmly out in dancefloor- cerning music lovers the world
Party party! bashing territory proffers over. Following in the funkiest
the Manchester producer’s footprint of Cooly G, ‘Natty’ is a
1000names latest beast, that will stuttering, percussive anthem,
Paradise Rings bully your wobbly bits into with just enough weirdness
Team Acre submission. to give it edge. ‘Ganja’ evokes
classic hardcore and jungle
Good ole wonky chops with shortstuff & hyetal moments updated through a
the essential ingredient, Don’t Sleep soca-tinted filter.
funk. Yes, I’ll have two slices Punch Drunk
Pic: Shaun Bloodworth
please with extra butter. Get
the green vinyl, you fools! Bristol and the Home Coun-
ties collide on this rather de- computer Jay undercurrent, whilst ‘Slippin’’ on the flip dubstep fray, well, unless you’re a fan of
ation licious jacuzzi of Technicolor Maintain blips and bleeps in a riot of synth jiggery noise merchants Pendulum, then you’ll
Love For The Heads melody. ‘Ice Cream’ nudges Ramp over a tough-as-nails riddim. know him as MC Verse. But don’t let
Abucs it for me, smooth with a hint that put you off, his dubstep output is
of chunky funk. More computer funk emanates from the martyn favoured by Youngsta and is peeled from
The perfect kind of tune Ramp stables, with an agoraphobic elec- Hear Me (Zomby Remix) the same fruit as the likes of Headhunter
for horizontal mindsets, tronic fug all of its own, as Computer Jay 3024 and early Tempa releases. ‘Flip The
swaggers into town. But rather than a Coin’ nudges it with a throb as hard as a
gory circuit malfunction, the LA resident The first release after a lengthy hiatus, donkey spiked with Viagra.
slices a vein and pours out some compu- Martyn drops a tasty little remix pack-
ter love instead. Ikonika and Mike Slott age with tracks from his ‘Great Lengths’ geiom feat marita
chip in mangled and respectful remixes, LP given new body kits and modifica- Sugar Coated Lover
but it’s Falty DL who squeezes out the tions by Zomby and Redshape. ‘Hear Berkane Sol
pips, with a syncopated, interplanetary Me’ gets well and truly Zombified, with
edit with a splash of Cylon porn com- swathes of Technicolor synths and a Perhaps one of the UK’s most under-
mentary. wicked descending bassline all merged rated and forward-thinking labels,
within an “of the moment” funky rid- Berkane Sol has been pushing the
von D dim. ‘Seventy Four’ gets reshaped in a rhythmical boundaries of dubstep
Miss Maui feat Moxy Phinx red fashion, stretching the original’s since its inception. Here, label head
Black Acre progressive tendencies with driving funk Geiom teams up with Marita again in
and added panache. the wake of their smash ‘Reminissin’’,
I like Von D, a producer who caresses his sidestepping the dubstep structures and
music with a touch of soul. Has he gone sBtrkt employing left-of-centre 4/4s. Not quite
Breakage Digital souNDBoY
a bit overboard on ‘Miss Maui’ with the Laika as immediate as the aforementioned
spoken word? Maybe. But it still washes Brainmath track, but slick all the same. Shortstuff
01. Breakage feat Newham geNerals & DaviD roDigaN ‘hard’ over the eardrums with savoir-faire. & Brackles galvanise the remix with
Digital Soundboy
“From my forthcoming album ‘Foundation’ on Shy FX’s label.”
Toss it over with a caddish flick, and Another producer with a fear of vowels, attitude and energy.
you’ll find that your pleasant date has
02.
SBTRKT brushes Joy Orbison aside with
DoNaeo ‘riot music’ Digital Soundboy
“This tune is JUNGLE!” been sullied, as the ragged belch of this one-sided nugget of syncopated Pangaea
03. massive attack ‘Paradise circus (Breakage’s tightrope remix)’ Vir-
Warrior Queen brackishly assaults your bass music. Before taking on the SBTRKT Pangaea EP
gin sensibilities. But, who doesn’t like a bit nom de plume, Aaron Jerome made Hessle Audio
“I’m pretty chuffed by the fact I got to do it, to be honest!”
of rough? broken beat and soulful house, and
04. Breakage feat eriN ‘Justified’ Digital Soundboy
now brings that busy, fidgety flex to This, the first double pack from the
“A mixture of techy music and r&b vocals with an almost house breakdown.”
xi the table with added dollops of bass, excellent Hessle Audio stable, is their
05. 8 Bit ‘so good’ Digital Soundboy
This is a brilliant tune, a deep Reece-y roller for the heads.”
000 fitting snugly into the current mood of 10th release. Fans of Pangaea’s twist-
06.
Immerse dubstep/ funky crossover. Fans of El-B, ing, syncopated style will salivate over
little JiNDer ‘Youth Blood (12th Planet remix)’ Trouble & Bass
“This is big!” Horsepower and Shortstuff will devour the subtle nuance of ‘Sunset Yellow’ and
07. BeNga ‘stop watching’ Digital Soundboy
It’s been nice to see Toronto’s XI this with gusto. Tasty stuff. the stuttering and stabbing energy of
“Benga’s first release for Dsb and it’s an absolute hurter!”
develop as a producer over the years, ‘Why?’. But what the North Londoner
08. Breakage ‘foundation’ Digital Soundboy especially having been a big fan of his Ben verse does best is lacing the rest of the EP with
“This goes back to the dub style I grew up on.”
early ‘Ronin Dub’ track which never got Flip The Coin an ethereal presence that isn’t quite
09. reDlight ‘stupid’ Digital Soundboy
released. Great to see him get picked Wheel and Deal tangible, but stirs the soul nonetheless,
“This tune is stupid!”
up by Bristol’s Immerse imprint. Pokier and for me, that is what makes this EP
10. commix ‘Belle view (Dbridge remix)’ Metalheadz
“I love the moodiness of this.”
than a casino, ‘000’ shakes and rattles The fifth release from N-Type’s imprint delicately brilliant.
nicely along with a lovely hypnotic welcomes a relative newcomer to the
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